Gun Nac / LED Storm / The Smurfs / ... Yu-No
Half a moment, folks! I’m a tad late with the update here, but at least you know what’s coming within the next day or so. There’ll be some new ground covered, music from two systems not yet featured. I’ll be editing these in one by one as soon as they’re ready.
-explod staff
GUN NAC (NES) - MP3 Download (ZIP)
18 tracks, 23:32. Samples-
First released for the Famicom in 1990, Gun Nac is a SHMUP in which the player is summoned to defend a solar system plagued by inanimate objects brought to life and mutant creatures charged by an evil field of energy.
This soundtrack is up for request by TS from the Metroid Metal forums. Enjoy!
Composed by ‘Golfer Sakoda’.
LED STORM (ZX Spectrum) - MP3 Download (ZIP)
3 tracks, 6:09. Samples-
This version of LED Storm was released for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, an 8-bit home computer, in 1988. LED Storm is a fast-paced, eagle-eye-view car game in which the player attempts to clear levels by navigating winding passages and avoiding obstacles.
The music is composed by Tim Follin, whose works that I’ve ripped so far include- Silver Surfer, Solstice, and Treasure Master. This marks my first, and certainly not last, ZX rip.
Gameplay of LED Storm on youtube.
YU-NO (PC-98) - MP3 Download (ZIP)
83 tracks, 5:03. Samples-
This rip is a guest contribution from Knurek, a gentlemen whose handle is probably familiar to you if you’ve done some digging around the game music emulation community. Thanks again for doing this!
Konoyo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo - Yu-No (being called Yu-No here for short) is an adult themed hentai / adventure game. Released for the NEC PC-9801 in 1996, Yu-No sports an impressive five hour long soundtrack. And it actually has two different versions, depending on the soundcard of the PC-98 system. This is the OPNA / YM2608 version. The differences are explained by Knurek as such-
“The game had two versions of music, one for YM2608 (OPNA) based soundcards (Speakboard, PC-9801-86), one for YM2203 (OPN) ones.
OPN is mono, 3 4-op FM channels and 3 PSG channels, while OPNA has stereo, 6 4-op FM channels, 3 PSG channels, one ADPCM channel and a Rhythm section with presampled drums.”
What susprised me with this selection is the sheer magnitude of it all. Most games do not have 5 hours worth of music, and I certainly wouldn’t expect a pornographic game to demand such an insane number of compositions. A couple reviews reveal that the game boasts a complex story that allows for a staggering amount of outcomes and paths to be taken.
Most of the music was composed by Ryu Umemoto, an active chiptune musician still composing FM synthesized music today. Ryu Takami and Kazuhiro Kanae also contributed to the soundtrack.
If you’re wondering what exactly makes this game qualify as pornographic, here’s an explicit screenshot. Here’s the original box art. And alternately, there’s this youtube video…
This just leaves The Smurfs left, which I should have up soon. It’ll be a nice family-friendly selection, I swear.
1 year ago